More Books That Became Movies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Arthur Herzog

First published in 1974, "The Swarm" tells the story of a deadly swarm of African killer bees that wreak havoc on the United States. Much of the movie version, released in the US in 1978 by Warner Bros., is set in Houston.

Answer: "The Rainmaker"

A hotshot young lawyer (Damon) and his world-weary mentor (DeVito) take on a corrupt insurance company that refuses to pay for a life-saving operation. This motion picture, under the Paramount banner, bowed in the US in 1997.

Answer: "The Road To Gandolfo"

Before Matt Damon stepped into the role of Jason Bourne in Universal's 2002 big-screen adaptation of "The Bourne Identity", Richard Chamberlain played the part in a 2-part TV miniseries in 1988. "The Rhinemann Exchange", a 1977 TV mini-series, starred Stephen Collins (of "7th Heaven" fame); and "The Osterman Weekend", the last feature film directed by Sam Peckinpah, boasted a star-studded cast that included John Hurt and Craig T. Nelson. (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database for specific information on the Ludlum-based movies.)

Answer: Mitch Albom

Oprah Winfrey produced this 1999 made-for-TV movie, which starred Hank Azaria as the Detroit sportswriter who spends time with one of his college professors (the late Jack Lemmon) as he battles Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Answer: Baltimore

In the novel, Clancy's terrorists detonate a nuclear device in Denver, where the Super Bowl was being held (in a domed stadium, no less). Ben Affleck, playing a young Jack Ryan in the movie version, tries desperately to get his boss (Morgan Freeman) and the President out of harm's way during a championship game in Baltimore.

Answer: Warner Bros.

The screen adpatation of Tyler's novel dealt with a child's death, marital separation, and renewal of hope in the form of a quirky yet down to earth relationship. William Hurt, Geena Davis and Kathleen Turner starred, and Lawrence Kasdan directed. (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database for information on "The Accidental Tourist")

Answer: "The Other Side of Midnight"

Although best known as the creator of the classic sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie", Sidney Sheldon is also a prolific novelist. "The Other Side of Midnight", released in US theaters in 1977 by 20th Century Fox, featured John Beck and Susan Sarandon. (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database for information on "The Other Side of Midnight".)

Answer: Stacy Keach

Though better known as playing the hard-nosed New York private eye on the TV series "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer", the versatile Stacy Keach has also played the revered American writer Ernest Hemingway on the small screen. Stefanie Powers (of "Hart to Hart" fame), Lee Remick and Timothy Dalton starred with him in the 1984 mini-series adaptation of Krantz's novel.

Answer: False

Dickey was involved in several facets of the big-screen adaptation of his cult-classic novel about four men whose canoe trip goes awry. In addition to writing the screenplay for the movie, he also appears as Sheriff Bullard. "Deliverance" starred Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox and Burt Reynolds. (Thanks to the Internet Movie Database for information on "Deliverance" and James Dickey.)

Answer: Collide

Written in 1932, Balmer and Wylie's novel, about a rogue planet that destroys the Earth, is considered to be one of the first of a line of cosmic-impact novels which found new life in during the disaster-movie craze of the 1970s. They wrote a sequel titled, appropriately enough, "After Worlds Collide", which told the story of Earth's lone band of survivors as they carve out a new life on another planet.